Normally, I don’t work backwards. What do I mean? Well, I mean, after I photograph a wedding, I process all the photos; I selected some of my favorite moments and blog about the wedding; I may upload some photos to FB -depending on the privacy we had discussed, and then some weddings are featured in the press.

Martine and Nicola’s wedding was different. If you follow my blog, you may have noticed that things were posted backwards. The very first day after the wedding, I grabbed some of my favorites pictures, processed them and uploaded them to FB, then I continue to process all the pictures, their wedding story was featured in ABC news, I blogged about their wedding making news, and now, I’m finally blogging about the wedding. See what I mean.

Martine and Nicola were supposed to get married on August 28, you know that was the day when Hurricane Irene was said to hit New Jersey. Days before the wedding, the Governor declared state of emergency and one of the mayor highways was shut down. The situation looked dire, and it was clear the wedding was simply not going to happen, at least as planned. For scheduling reasons, their wedding couldn’t be postponed beyond a few days because Martine was leaving NYC to join her husband in another state. Many guests had already traveled from out of town, and even transportation in NYC was shut down forcing many business to close. The possibilities were very limited. Luckily, Martine had hired Fouzia Elidrissi as day-off wedding coordinator, but considering the circumstances, Fouzia Elidrissi happily took charge as a full wedding planner, and re-planned the wedding in less than 24 hours. We communicated back and forth and luckily the wedding took place.

Unfortunately, not all guests could make it, and among those guests were Nicola’s parents. As we drove to the reception, the sun set right behind the New Jersey skyline while Nicola talked to his parents on the phone and talked a little bit about the wedding. I took a photo, and that image stayed in my mind all night. I kept thinking about this picture. I knew it would be grainy and maybe blurry; after all I took it under terrible lighting conditions: inside a car, after sunset, backlit and no flash, but the meaning of that picture was profound, at least through my viewfinder. I wondered how I would feel if Isabella got married, and I was not there to see her walking down the aisle. I wondered how Martine felt after planning this wedding for so long and not being able to have all her friends or family.

So I did what any romantic photographer would do. I bypassed my own workflow, grabbed about 30-40 pictures and uploaded them on FB for Martine. She was looking at those pictures as I was tagging her, and she cried.

Martine and Nicola, it was an absolute honor to me to have been part of your wedding day.

After the ceremony we headed to Union Square park. The Park was crowded and dark, so I used as much available light as possible.

Martine and Nicola, thank you for following me up during our crazy portrait session in Union Square Park, and for being so gracious as hundreds of people watched and cheered for you.

Olivia & Carlos wedding was held at Il Villagio in New Jersey. The wedding videographers used high definition DSLR cameras.

Voted Best of the Knot Weddings and among the New Jersey’s Ten Wedding Photographers and Wedding Videographers. The Wedding Central is a wedding photography and wedding video studio owned by Award Winning Wedding Photographer and Wedding Videographer, Gaby and Danny. The studio is located Northern New Jersey and serving Bergen County NJ, Northern, Central NJ, Jersey Shore and New York City Metropolitan area.

As the year 2010 comes to an end, I went through the weddings I photographed throughout this year. And I was happy to revisit each wedding and relive the beautiful memories. So I thought I could share some of my 2010 wedding pictures. This post is dedicated to wedding details, and by that I mean: wedding and engagement rings, wedding flowers, bouquets, boutonnieres, wedding cakes, invitations, centerpieces and reception decor.

I love how each picture tells us in what season the weddings took place, spring, summer, or fall. Or whether it was a casual or ballroom wedding.

The Wedding Central is a wedding photography and wedding video studio owned by Wedding Photographer and Wedding Videographer, Gaby and Danny, award winning storytellers. The studio is located right between Hudson and Bergen County, NJ, in the Hoboken Weehawken area and capturing weddings in Northern New Jersey, Central NJ, and New York City and the tri-state area.

After we shoot a Wedding, your wedding pictures will be uploaded to a private online wedding gallery. There, you will be able to select your favorite pictures. You will let us know the pictures that you want, and we will design your Wedding Album. Album Design is something that we are really proud of because that is where it all comes together. Each album is designed with the couple’s story in mind, so no two albums are the same, which is why other photographers also chose The Wedding Central to design their wedding albums.

Marcela and Eric wanted a square Flush Mount album with a very clean and classic design. “Flush mount album” or “Magazine Style album” means that your pictures are printed onto one single page, also called spread, just like a magazine or a book; which allows for placing a picture across two pages. This is different from a traditional matted album where each picture is printed individually and then mounted to the page using mats. Different album companies may use different names: Flush Mount or Coffee table books, the design concept is the same, but depending on the company the material and quality could vary. We are proud to say that use the top album manufacturers in the country.

This couple chose a 10×10 album with a premium leather cover, a cover cameo picture and engraving. Click here to see the complete Wedding Album design

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Every time one of my couples chooses Central Park for their Engagement photos, my heart sings a happy tune. Central Park is one of my favorite places in New York City, and there is no other park like it. As soon as we met here, I asked Stephanie how did she feel, and of course she was nervous. Stephanie is camera shy, but didn’t stop us from having a good time and enjoying all the wonderful things the park had to offer. They walked, kissed, had some fun with giant bubbles and even danced to some wonderful classical music. It was a truly perfect day.

Thank Stephanie and Gerti for letting us document your special day.

The Wedding Central is a wedding photography and wedding video studio owned by Wedding Photographer and Wedding Videographer, Gaby and Danny, award winning storytellers. The studio is located right between New York and New Jersey, and we cover Weddings in Manhattan { NYC } Westchester, Brooklyn, Hudson Valley and New Jersey.